The industrial rock metal band known as Ministry shared today a lyric video for their new single “Wargasm” which is featured in the band’s upcoming new album AmeriKKKant.
The video for “Wargasm” incorporates visuals that illustrate the song’s perspective best described with the lyric, “Death, power, and sex…These are the things that we do best…Which country wants it next…Not many left to molest…” It is non stop military violence with bombs dropping, combat and war as well as a man in a clown makeup which makes sense. One automatically thinks of violence when a clown is present.
The new video features appearance from Burton C Bell from Fear Factory who puts on the nightmarish clown makeup while narrating parts of the track. He provided the track’s spoken word parts reciting them towards the camera. The theme of the video is obvious, as each frame is covered in military images. It makes sense due to the themes riddled in the new album.
AmeriKKKant is Ministry’s 14th studio album and was written and produced by the band’s provocateur-in-chief Al Jourgensen. Nine of the tracks are linked as one continuous piece of music which is rooted in Jourgensen’s unadulterated rage for what’s happening in America today, the waning respect for the U.S. Constitution, the growing acceptance of one’s opinions replacing facts, the sexual abuse and disrespect of women and the toxicity generated by the man in the White House. Not only does the upcoming new album feature Burton C Bell, it also features performances by the album also features performances by DJ Swamp (Beck), NWA’s Arabian Prince, and Lord of The Cello, plus Sin Quirin (guitar), Jason Christopher and Tony Campos (bass), Michael Rozon (engineer and drum programming), drummer Roy Mayorga, and Jourgensen on keyboards and guitar.
Watch Ministry’s new lyric video for “Wargasm” below and click here to pre-order your copy of AmeriKKKant available on March 9th via Nuclear Blast.
During their two-month spring tour, Jourgensen will channel the great P.T. Barnum by bringing along giant inflatable Trump chickens, Antifa flags, head-coverings and uniforms on the road. The shows will also feature video screens that will periodically project politically-imbued images to compliment the music. The North American tour will kick off March 22nd and go through April 28th. Scroll down for the full list of tour dates.
Ministry Tour Dates:
March 22 @ House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
March 23 @ Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA
March 24 @ Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, NV
March 26 @ Ace of Spades, Sacramento, CA
March 28 @ Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
March 29 @ Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC CANADA
March 31 @ Union Hall, Edmonton, AB CANADA
April 1 @ Palace Theatre, Calgary, AB CANADA
April 3 @ Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT
April 5 @ Boubon Theatre, Lincoln, NE
April 7 @ Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
April 8 @ Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
April 10 @ Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH
April 11 @ 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids, MI
April 12 @ Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN
April 14 @ Opera House, Toronto, ON CANADA
April 15 @ MTelus, Montreal, QC CANADA
April 17 @ Royale, Boston, MA
April 18 @ Aura, Portland, ME
April 19 @ Paramount Theatre, Huntington, NY
April 21 @ Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ
April 22 @ Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
April 23 @ Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
April 25 @ Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
April 26 @ Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL
April 28 @ Levitation Festival, Austin, TX
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